93-413: Reinhardt may refer to: Reinhardt University , Waleska, Georgia, USA Reinhardt cardinal , a kind of large cardinal People [ edit ] Reinhardt (surname) Reinhardt Kristensen , Danish invertebrate biologist Reinhardt Rahr , American politician Fictional characters [ edit ] Reinhardt ( Overwatch ) , a character from
186-561: A Pulitzer Prize -winning six-volume study of Thomas Jefferson when he was over 90 years of age. Wilbur A. Carlton, a student at Emory College in 1910, described his experiences at the school at the time: At that time, half-a century ago, Oxford was completely without pavement, plumbing in the homes, and electric lights except for the Williams Gymnasium and the Young J. Allen Memorial Church, which were furnished electricity by
279-648: A Brooklyn banker and Methodist. He initially gave Emory College $ 5,000 to repay its debts, $ 50,000 for construction, and $ 75,000 to establish a new endowment. In total, Seney invested more than $ 250,000 in Emory College, helping to erect the Victorian Gothic -style administrative building in the center of Oxford College that bears his name. The bell in the Seney Hall clock tower is the oldest permanent monument at Emory University today. Cast in 1796,
372-416: A Conservation Field Day, billed as a "one-day Master Soil Conservation 'Face-lifting Demonstration'", where the college added fifty acres of land to its property, built four buildings for various uses, constructed a one-acre fish pond and ten-acre athletic field, and put up five miles of fences. The highlight of the day was a speech given to 50,000 people by U.S. Vice President Alben W. Barkley . Throughout
465-500: A dynamo in the boiler room of the gym. And of course, we obtained water from open wells for drinking as well as for all other purposes ... We had to do our studying by the light of a kerosene lamp. There were scarcely any automobiles and absolutely no co-eds at that particular time although there had been a few previously. There was only one college dormitory, Marvin Hall, which was "outmoded" even for 1910 and which could accommodate only
558-409: A large, three-story frame structure that cost $ 2,500 to build. This structure, which could house 11 classes of students, contained five recitation rooms, two offices, storage space and, eventually, a laboratory, a library, an armory (for Reinhardt's Military Department) and a music room. In 1892, Reinhardt built a 1,200-seat, wood chapel near the administration building. The back of this building housed
651-442: A library and music room, classrooms, a laundry room and an auditorium, which also doubled as the school chapel and community church. In 1912, this became the school's first building with indoor plumbing and in 1916 the first building on campus to be electrically lighted. This building was later torn down in 1950 to make way for the still-standing Burgess Administration Building. In 1926, Reinhardt built its first non-wooden structure,
744-507: A piece of chalk across the floor with their noses while blindfolded. In 1967, these societies were converted into social fraternities and sororities, allowing students to compete not only in debating, but in athletics, fundraising, social events and scholarship. By the mid-1990s, these organizations had been disbanded. From Reinhardt's beginning, the school has been associated with the Methodist Church and religious life. Many of
837-703: A professor of political science who has taught at Oxford since 1979, formerly worked at the American Enterprise Institute and was a registered conscientious objector during the Vietnam War . Oxford College has a visiting scholar agreement with the University of Oxford in England, where a faculty member from each school exchanges places for at least one week and delivers public lectures at their host's location. Visiting professors in
930-482: A recreated Appalachian settlement village. When Reinhardt Academy opened in January 1884, students convened in an old cabinet and wood shop located at the southern edge of Waleska. This original one-room frame structure had a huge fireplace at one end to keep the 30 or 40 original students warm as they sat on benches made of split logs supported by pine legs. In 1885, the school moved into its first permanent building,
1023-588: A result of Coca-Cola employee Dr. Samuel Candler Dobbs donating money to the school for construction of an educational building in 1926 (see Early campus history). All of these prohibitions were relaxed and had disappeared from the school by the early 1960s, with the exception of alcohol, which is still prohibited. From its founding, Reinhardt students were busy in a wide variety of activities, including athletics, literary societies , military training, music, oratory, patriotic observances and religious programs. In 1891, Reinhardt President D.C. Evans Patillo formed
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#17327810244281116-636: A school in Waleska. Both Reinhardt and Sharp had grown up in the Waleska area, and after the American Civil War had ended and the hardships of Reconstruction begun, both men wanted to provide a school for the local citizens of impoverished Cherokee County . Reinhardt, who had been a successful lawyer after the Civil War with the firm of Reinhardt & Hook in Atlanta and owned interest in
1209-547: A small part of the student body ... Most of the students lived in boarding houses (or private homes), of which there were several ... Such was our beloved Oxford in 1910. Soon, the Georgia Methodist Conference began discussing transforming Emory College into a university, with Birmingham and Atlanta bidding to host the proposed institution. Atlanta was chosen as the home of the new Emory University after Asa Griggs Candler, then-president of
1302-530: A successful Atlanta street car line, went to the North Georgia conference of the Methodist Church and appealed for them to provide a strong minister and teacher to start the school. In return, he promised to offer this individual a yearly salary of $ 1,000. Sharp, who had owned a store, cotton gin, and tobacco factory in the Waleska area before the Civil War, had retained some of his money after
1395-573: A third in 2009, and the women's tennis team won National Championships in 2011. The women's soccer team reached the national finals in 2006. I do not think it advisable for him to return to college this term ... He has never learned to apply himself, which together with very frequent absences, makes it impossible for him to succeed as a student." James E. Dickey , President of Emory College, Letter to Robert W. Woodruff 's father. Oxford College and its facilities have served as sets for several movies and television shows: Oxford
1488-467: A town located about half a mile north of Interstate 20 , and is directly bounded by Georgia State Route 81 (signed as Emory Street) to the east and the Fleming Woods to the west. Emory University's bus routes provide service from Oxford to the Atlanta campus, local shopping centers, and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority stations. The college campus and surrounding city of Oxford
1581-407: A week working at the school's organic farm. Oxford College's student-to-faculty ratio is 21:1, and the median class size is twenty students. All students receive an associate of the arts degree on completing Oxford's curriculum, before continuing their studies in Atlanta. Oxford College has sixty-two faculty members in teaching positions, including Nitya Jacob, associate professor of biology who
1674-702: Is affiliated with the United Methodist Church . The 620-acre campus includes hiking trails, disc golf, professional concerts at the Falany Performing Arts Center, athletic teams, and the Funk Heritage Center and Bennett History Museum. Campus life includes over 30 clubs and organizations. In 1883, former Confederate Army Captain and Atlanta lawyer Augustus M. Reinhardt and his brother-in-law, former Lieutenant-Colonel John J. A. Sharp, commenced plans to open
1767-524: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Reinhardt University Reinhardt University is a private university with its main campus in Waleska, Georgia , and its Cauble School of Nursing and Health Sciences in Jasper . Over 50 graduate and undergraduate programs are offered on campus and online and feature a low student-teacher ratio. Reinhardt
1860-528: Is different from many colleges in that it does not have traditional fraternities and sororities on campus. In their stead are organizations known as "social clubs". Historically, some of these social clubs, whose members meet regularly at social functions, were determined by geography, such as the Florida Club, South Georgia Club, and Alabama Club. Today, social clubs use the Greek alphabet system and mimic
1953-522: Is flanked to the west by Hopkins Hall and the Williams Gymnasium, and to the east by Language Hall, which was recently renovated and restored in 2013. Further to the east sits Candler Hall, which was built in the Neoclassical architectural style and served as the school library until 1970. Today it is a student center and houses a bookstore. Phi Gamma Hall and Few Hall, which used to house the college's literary societies, sit across from each other on
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#17327810244282046-692: Is one of fifteen international recipients of Science Magazine ' s Inquiry-Based-Instruction Prize, Eloise Carter, a former President of the Association of Southeastern Biologists , Susan Ashmore, a historian whose book on the Civil Rights Act in Alabama won an award from the Southern Historical Association , and Fulbright Fellowship recipient Lucas Carpenter, a professor of literature. William Shapiro,
2139-612: Is the oldest residential hall on campus, although it had to be rebuilt after a 1981 fire destroyed the building. The newer residential halls, Elizer, Murdy, and Fleming Halls, are all LEED -certified, with the former two attaining a "Gold" certification. Students are required to enroll in a dining plan that includes meals in the Oxford Dining Hall, which serves three meals a day with limited service between meals. Fifty percent of all ingredients are sourced locally and ninety percent of waste are diverted from landfills. Some of
2232-610: The Henry W. Grady Debating Club, where eloquence in speaking was highly esteemed, and speaking competitions were held. In 1892, two more literary societies were formed – the George F. Pierce and Atticus G. Haygood Literary Societies. All three of these were open only for male membership. Female students formed their own societies - the Delphian, Phi Alpha and Phi Delta Literary Societies. Each of these societies held competitions throughout
2325-704: The Revolutionary War and later died from alcohol abuse. In 1941, Dooley began appearing physically on campus, starting the tradition known as "Dooley's Week", when he has free rein to let students out of classes. Today, Dooley makes frequent appearances at social functions and other Oxford events, where he passes a message for a designated student to read to the student body. These messages relate to events on campus, ranging from critical rebukes of misdeeds, to praise for individual student accomplishments. Students at Oxford used to steal local farm animals such as roosters and coax them into classrooms as pranks. In
2418-783: The School of Arts and Science in Atlanta. Oxford graduates may also choose to apply for admission to the Goizueta Business School or the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing . There were 17,864 applicants for the Oxford College class of 2023, of whom 19.8% were accepted and 475 students enrolled. Admitted students had an interquartile range (25th to 75th centile) GPA of 3.73-3.98 and SAT scores ranging from 680 to 760 in critical reading, 710–790 in mathematics. Oxford College maintains
2511-593: The U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as the Oxford Historic District . In 1885, the Grand Masonic Lodge of Georgia erected a white marble obelisk in memory of Few in the center of the quad. Directly south of the monument is Seney Hall, a five-story Victorian Gothic -style building topped by a clock tower and bell. At the end of every academic year, the bell is rung once in honor of each graduating student. Seney Hall
2604-538: The University of Chicago , Emory and Oxford leaders reorganized the Oxford curriculum into the South's first accredited four-year junior college . The curriculum combined an accelerated program for the last two years of high school with the first two years of college. It ended in 1963 after facing enrollment shortages. In response, Dean Virgil Eady recommended a name change to Oxford College of Emory University and advocated
2697-574: The "Spirit of Emory", originated in Oxford and acts as Emory University's unofficial mascot. Dooley, who borrows his first name and middle initial from the first and last name of the sitting president of Emory University, has two manifestations: one at Emory's Atlanta campus, and one at Oxford. At both campuses, Dooley is represented by a student in a skeleton costume with a black cape, top hat , and white gloves, flanked on all sides by similarly dressed students acting as bodyguards. However, Oxford's Dooley differs from his more modern and lively counterpart at
2790-454: The 1930s to 1950s, students began bringing larger farm animals such as goats and cows up to the upper floors of Seney Hall. The tradition culminated in 2008 when a group of unidentified students led a local zebra to the third floor of Seney and barricaded the windows, doors, and elevator. Although President Warren Candler was strongly against intercollegiate sports programs, he started Emory's first intramural sports program in 1897. Over
2883-525: The 1940s and 50s many other buildings were built on campus – faculty houses, faculty apartments, a president's home (replaced in 1977 by the current president's home), a parsonage for the church, a farm and multiple out buildings. Multiple dormitories also were built throughout the last part of the 19th century and first part of the 20th century (see Residential history). Although the Evelyn Gordy Hospitality House wasn't moved to
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2976-490: The 2016 video game Reinhardt, a character from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 See also [ edit ] Reinhard Reinhart Rinehart Operation Reinhard , a particularly deadly part of the Holocaust Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Reinhardt . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
3069-626: The Alpha Delta Delta, an association interested in church-related vocations. Oxford College of Emory University Oxford College of Emory University ( Oxford College ) is a residential college of Emory University . Oxford College is located in Oxford, Georgia , on Emory University's original campus 38 miles (61 km) east of Emory's current Atlanta campus. It specializes in the foundations of liberal arts education. Students who enroll in Oxford College complete an associate of
3162-408: The Atlanta campus. Because Oxford was his original home, Dooley's appearances there tries to symbolize his advanced age, with characteristics such as a crouched stance, slow walk, and his signature bent crane topped with a brown skull. Additionally, his habit of making public appearances at Oxford by emerging out of a coffin differ from the conventions of his counterpart at the Atlanta campus. Dooley
3255-748: The Brown Athletic Center. Students reside in nine residence halls and two apartment-style buildings. The Hasty Student Life Center opened in May 2007 and houses the bookstore, Starbucks, student activities, residence life, counseling, career services, campus ministry, and student affairs. The campus is also home to the Funk Heritage Center , Georgia's Official Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center. The Center features contemporary Native American art, exhibits on Native American culture, an extensive collection of hand tools, and
3348-629: The Coca-Cola Company, deeded the university 75 acres (30 hectares) of land near the city's downtown and contributed $ 1 million to the school's endowment. Candler had been reluctant to donate money to a project that he called "a crumbling castle", but his brother, Warren Candler , convinced him otherwise. Asa Candler served as chair of the Emory University Board of Trustees and his brother later served as university president. The Oxford campus continued to be used after
3441-513: The Dobbs Hall classroom building, named after Dr. Samuel Candler Dobbs, who donated $ 85,000 for construction of the building. Dobbs was an employee of Coca-Cola business tycoon Asa Griggs Candler's. Dobbs had served as Coca-Cola's first salesman and eventually became the advertising manager and president of the company. This building, originally designed by Atlanta architect T. J. Mitchell, was renovated and added onto in 1997. It now serves as
3534-561: The English Bible and the sciences of geography , astronomy , and chemistry . According to historian Henry M. Bullock, the founders intended Emory to be, "in the fullest sense of the term, a Christian college". Sometime in 1837, a year before the inaugural class of students were enrolled, the new student body founded the Phi Gamma literary society on campus. Phi Gamma Literary Society is Oxford's oldest club. The society adapted
3627-413: The Fleming Woods. The college also owns and operates an 11-acre (4.5 hectare) organic farm that was established in 2014. It is utilized as both an educational environment for related courses, and as a functioning farm that sells its produce at local farmers' markets . In 1975, the campus and many of its older buildings, such as Phi Gamma Hall and Seney Hall, and other surrounding structures were listed on
3720-581: The Georgia Conference Manual Labor School, but the institution soon faced financial challenges and disbanded. After the labor school's failure, the Conference granted Methodist preacher Ignatius Few a charter to establish a new college named after John Emory , a Methodist bishop who was involved in the labor school's founding but had died in a carriage accident before it opened. In 1836, the new school, Emory College,
3813-490: The John Franklin Science Center. Dobbs also gave money, along with the people of Canton, in 1931 to build the school's first gymnasium. In later years, this gym was converted into a student center, complete with administration offices, campus security offices, a book store and coffee house. It was torn down in 2004 to make way for the new Hasty Student Life Center. In 1949, Reinhardt College hosted
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3906-603: The Oxford Scholar program, the highest tier of which offers a full academic merit scholarship for four semesters at Oxford and four semesters at Emory. In 2017-18, sixty-two percent of undergraduates received an average financial aid package of $ 36,118. All students who live on campus are housed in one of four residential halls: Haygood Hall, Jolley Residential Center, Fleming Hall, or Elizer and Murdy. These buildings range in occupancy from 117 (Haygood) to 348 (Elizer and Murdy). Originally constructed in 1913, Haygood Hall
3999-488: The Presidential Award for General Community Service, an award given to higher education institutions for their commitment to community service, service-learning and civic engagement. According to a survey conducted by the college prior to 2012, ninety-two percent of Oxford students participated in community service, contributing over 10,000 hours in one year. Lord Dooley, also known as the "Lord of Misrule" and
4092-568: The Primary Department and provided rooms for music education. As with many buildings in Reinhardt's history (see Residential history), fire destroyed both the three-story classroom-administration building and chapel in 1911. As a result, a campaign was begun to garner funds to build a larger, better administration building. Mary Reinhardt Sharp, school co-founder J. A. Sharp's widow, donated her 17-acre (69,000 m ) home place for
4185-472: The Reinhardt campus until the early 1990s, it was built in 1929 and was originally located at 3558 Piedmont Avenue in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. The home's former address is now The Manor at Buckhead, a private-gated community. Before her death in 2006, Evelyn Gordy Rankin was a loyal alumna, Board of Trustees member and benefactor to the college. Rankin's first husband was Frank Gordy , who also
4278-565: The Union. However, when the American Civil War broke out, both debate societies temporarily suspended their activities as members left school to fight in the war. Both Phi Gamma and Few Hall were used as infirmaries for wounded soldiers. Financial tension had reduced the college's income and student body prior to the outbreak of hostilities. When war broke out in the summer of 1861, the college's administration decided to temporarily cease all academic operations, and Emory College remained closed for
4371-587: The United Methodist Church. The Burgess Administration Building is one of Reinhardt's most recognized buildings. The Hill Freeman Library and Spruill Learning Center holds some 131,000 books, periodicals and audiovisual materials. Other buildings at Reinhardt include the Falany Performing Arts Center, which houses the university's music and communication programs and performance space, the Fincher Visual Arts Center, and
4464-653: The United States in history. Thomas M. Rivers became one of the nation's premier virologists at the Johns Hopkins University Medical School , investigating encephalitis and smallpox and later leading the National Science Foundation 's quest for a polio vaccine . Dumas Malone went on to become the head of Harvard University Press , one of the nation's leading academic publishers, and completed
4557-533: The arts degree there, after which they can continue their studies at Emory's Atlanta campus to pursue a bachelor degree without any additional applications. Oxford College has an enrollment of nearly 1,000 freshman and sophomore students. Campus organizations include community service groups, interest clubs, and social clubs, the school's replacement for traditional fraternities and sororities. The college participates in NJCAA Division III sports, with
4650-529: The arts and music, the outdoors, spiritual growth, and specific academic disciplines. Examples of current recognized student groups include Tri Beta , Phi Alpha Theta , and Alpha Psi Omega. Reinhardt has chapters of Zeta Tau Alpha and Delta Phi Epsilon women's sororites, and Kappa Sigma fraternity, but no Greek housing on campus. Reinhardt also offers Intramural Sports, which is offered to all students, faculty, and staff. Sports include bubble soccer, flag football, dodgeball, and ultimate frisbee. When Reinhardt
4743-530: The bell was a gift from Alexander Means, the fourth President of Emory College, who had received it from Queen Victoria . By the turn of the 20th century, Emory College had produced several notable graduates. Alben W. Barkley , who graduated in 1900, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the Senate . In 1949, at age 71, he became the oldest Vice President of
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#17327810244284836-514: The college in 1988 to help students enhance their leadership skills. As of 2017 , there are over seventy-five registered student organizations which cover a variety of interests, including academic, social, cultural, religious, leisure, arts, and volunteer service. Many of Oxford's student clubs participate in community service, including volunteer-oriented clubs such as Volunteer Oxford, Bonner Leader Program and Circle K . In 2008, Oxford College students' volunteer hours helped Emory University win
4929-426: The college's chartering, President Ignatius Few and three faculty members welcomed fifteen freshmen and sophomores into its inaugural class. To raise money to maintain the school, Few began selling lots around the college to local citizens. The founders envisaged a curriculum that would rest squarely on the classics and mathematics, with four years' study of Greek , Latin , and mathematics, and three years' study of
5022-541: The duration of the fighting. During the war, college facilities were used by both Northern and Southern soldiers as military headquarters and infirmaries, and many deceased soldiers are buried near campus. The school's library and other archives were damaged and later destroyed due to mishandling by military generals. It was not until the summer of 1866 that the campus was able to return to its academic functions, reopening with twenty students and three professors. Emory College continued to struggle with financial hardships after
5115-617: The eagle as its mascot. Today, Oxford's athletic teams are members of the Georgia Junior College Athletic Association and the National Junior College Athletic Association . Oxford College sponsors men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball , men's and women's tennis , and men's and women's golf . The men's tennis team won back-to-back NJCAA III National Championships in 2006 and 2007 and
5208-449: The fall of 2014, Reinhardt welcomed 1,428 students, of which 94 percent were undergraduate. 89 percent were full-time. Reinhardt's student body is 48 percent female and 52 percent male. The student to faculty ratio is 17:1. Average class size is 12. The Student Activities Council (SAC) plans activities, such as dances, service projects, coffee houses and movie nights. Recognized student groups include those devoted to service, leadership,
5301-458: The first time in its history. It admitted its first Black student in 1966 when James T. "Jay" Jordan from nearby Canton, Georgia , started classes. In June 2010, Reinhardt College became Reinhardt University. In its over 130-year history, Reinhardt has undergone many name changes – Reinhardt Academy to Reinhardt Normal College to Reinhardt College to Reinhardt University – and grown its student body tenfold, while maintaining its close ties to
5394-411: The food served is sourced from the organic farm on campus. In terms of recreation, Williams Gymnasium houses a hybrid basketball , volleyball , and badminton court, in addition to a track , pool , weight room, and aerobic studio. There are also ten tennis courts and a regulation soccer field on campus. In addition, the nearby Fleming Woods and hiking trails can be used by Oxford students. Oxford
5487-492: The functions of fraternities and sororities, with the exception of Dooley's Dolls. Except for the D.V.S. Senior Honor Society , which was founded in 1902 and remains active today, student clubs at Oxford have not functioned reliably for long periods of time because the two-year structure of the school leads to high membership turnover. To counter this trend, the Leadership Oxford and ExCEL programs were designed by
5580-469: The home's Georgian Revival , Neo-Colonial -inspired architecture, it is sheltered by an Italian-tiled roof and contains rare French, hand blocked-wallpaper in the "Eldorado" pattern made by the Zuber Cie company. This wall paper was painstakingly and meticulously restored by Atlanta artist Prudence Carter. The home now serves as a meeting place for special functions and groups at the university. In
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#17327810244285766-525: The loss of third-party financial support, Emory University cut programs for all academic divisions at the academy, laid off faculty, and raised tuition. By the mid-1930s, with the introduction of college-level curriculum, the University Academy was renamed Emory Junior College at Oxford and the site was reorganized into a two-year junior college . In 1947, influenced by the experimental models of integrating secondary and post-secondary education at
5859-503: The men's and women's tennis teams having won national championships multiple times. The university-wide unofficial mascot, a skeleton named "Lord Dooley", has its origins in the Oxford campus. In 1833, the Georgia Methodist Conference considered establishing a church-sponsored manual labor school where students would combine farm work with a college preparatory curriculum. Two years later, the Conference opened
5952-488: The most popular being: economics, psychology , biology , business administration , neuroscience and behavioral biology , and political science . All courses are on a credit hour system. Some classes are designated "theory-practice service learning" courses, which integrate theory learning in the classroom with real-world application. For example, students enrolled in the Sociology of Food course dedicate certain hours
6045-527: The motto: Scientia et Religio Libertatis Custodes ("Science and Religion – Freedom Guardians"). In 1851, Phi Gamma Hall was constructed and remains the oldest structure still standing on Oxford's campus. A few years later, Phi Gamma decided it needed a rival society to compete with. Consequently, fourteen members withdrew from Phi Gamma to establish Few Society, named after Ignatius Few. The facilities and libraries of each debate society were open to members of either society. The two halls oppose each other across
6138-423: The new building and funds were secured. In 1912, the cornerstone was laid for the new administration building to be named Mary Stuart Witham Hall in honor of board of trustees' member William S. Witham's mother. Witham had also chaired the building committee to raise the funds for this new structure. This new, wooden building had a stucco exterior and a beaver-board interior, and contained recitation rooms, offices,
6231-442: The old cabinet and wood shop and into the school's newly completed, three-story framed building, which was capable of housing 11 classes of students. The school now had an official residence in the town. Over the next century, many buildings were built and land acquired, expanding the campus's physical presence to a 90-acre (360,000 m ) building site and overall 540-acre (2.2 km ) college campus. Fire and or demolition over
6324-438: The past have included Jane Shaw and Tiffany Stern, a professor who studies Shakespearian works. For the 2018–19 academic year, Oxford College enrolled 993 students; 24% were Asian American, 14% were African American, 13% were Hispanic, and 13% were international students. These are students who applied to Emory University and chose to begin their studies for four semesters at Oxford College before automatically continuing to
6417-470: The position that Oxford is part of Emory University and not a "quasi-independent college at Oxford". The new college was then set up as a two-year liberal arts program, similar in concept to the original Emory College model. Oxford College is located on 56 acres (23 hectares) of land in Newton County , approximately 38 miles (61 km) east of Emory's Atlanta campus. It is in the center of Oxford,
6510-438: The quad, and both buildings are variations of two-story Greek Revival structures with temple form designs and columned porticos . Debate topics included the justifiability of war, women's suffrage, the morality of slavery , and prohibition . In 1850, members of the two literary societies debated whether Georgia should secede from the Union. A vote on the matter by members of both societies resolved for Georgia to remain in
6603-522: The quad. The other buildings that stand on the quad are: Humanities Hall, the Jolley Residential Center, Oxford Science Building, Tarbutton Performance Arts Center (which now adjoins Few Hall), Pierce Hall, and a library containing nearly 100,000 volumes. Oxford College, as part of Emory's undergraduate bachelor's program, offers introductory and intermediate courses that contribute to undergraduate degrees in eighty-five majors ,
6696-456: The rest of his term, students started intramural football , baseball , and gymnastic teams. For most its history, Emory did not have an athletic mascot. In 1960, The Emory Wheel sports editor thought it was time to adopt a mascot, but the student body was not interested. Frustrated, he arbitrarily adopted the eagle as the mascot because "the name [was] simply applicable and [had] obvious decorative advantages". Soon after, Oxford also adopted
6789-476: The same application as Emory College on the Common Application , and applicants must indicate if they wish to apply to one or both schools. In addition to regular decision, students may choose to apply and receive an admission decision early via the restrictive early decision option to either Emory College or Oxford College, or both, but not to another school. All applicants are able to participate in
6882-421: The school had its first graduating high school class of four students. In 1893, a military department was established in lieu of a physical education department at the school. Service in this department was compulsory for able-bodied boys, where they often participated in drills, exercises, encampments, dress parades, and mock skirmishes. In 1905, the military department suggested, but didn't make mandatory, that
6975-581: The school was using its recently established Military Department, which elected an "officer of the day," to enforce curfews and study hour regulations. If students failed to abide by these study hour regulations, curfews, or were absent from too many classes, the president of Reinhardt would be notified, and the students expelled. Additionally, alcohol (except "health tonics" prescribed by a student's family), bad public behavior, cheating, dishonesty, falsehood, fighting, gambling, malicious mischief, quarreling, playing cards, profanity, social dancing, tattling, and
7068-658: The school's boys should wear uniforms. For girls, however, it was decided that they had to wear "blue skirts, white waists and Oxford (mortar-board with tassels) caps." The military department was replaced by the Department of Physical Culture in 1922. By the last decade of the 19th century, the school was educating students who wanted to go on to be teachers in the art of pedagogy . At this time in American history, schools that offered this type of training were known as normal schools . Therefore, in 1890, Reinhardt Academy
7161-542: The school's chapel and provide themselves with a personal Bible. Reinhardt operated from the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. During this time, students were forbidden to visit each other in their rooms. Strict study hours were prescribed from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for students, and they were forbidden to be out of their residences or boarding houses after dark, except to attend literary societies or religious exercises. In addition, male students and female students were forbidden to visit each other in their dorms. By 1893,
7254-494: The school's move to Atlanta in 1915. At first, the site was organized into the Emory University Academy, a preparatory school modeled after Phillips Academy and Phillips Exeter Academy to respond to the failure of the state's public high schools. By 1921, the academy had reached its peak enrollment of three hundred, doubling its previous enrollment record as a college. Due to financial concerns, including
7347-515: The schools early presidents and faculty members were ministers, most notably Emory College graduate Rev. James T. Linn, who was the school's first teacher. Not only did the school provide religious instruction for ministerial students, who were, incidentally, not required to pay tuition nor serve in the school's Military Department, but it also provided students with chapel services, morning and evening prayers, vespers , an Epworth League , Wesley Fellowship and Baptist Student Union associations and
7440-659: The southern edge of Waleska. The school had been named in honor of Reinhardt's father, Lewis W. Reinhardt, who had settled in the area in 1833 and had established a local church known as Reinhardt Chapel. Just a month after the school opened, a tornado struck Waleska, damaging a lot of property and injuring several people. The school, however, wasn't harmed and classes continued uninterrupted. The tornado left downed pine trees perfect for building. Seizing this ready supply of wood, school officials and local citizens had it cut up into lumber and began to construct Reinhardt's first permanent building. In January 1885, students moved out of
7533-481: The state legislature incorporated the city of Oxford , named after the alma mater of the founders of the Methodist movement , Charles and John Wesley , the University of Oxford . Because the college and town were founded only three years apart, many of the town's early residents were involved in the college's founding and continued to be involved in its daily activities. On 17 September 1838, two years after
7626-518: The use of tobacco, except for boys with permission from their parents, were prohibited. Girls were not allowed to tilt their chairs or cross their feet, and they had to call faculty members by their titles. Starting in 1905, girls had to wear uniforms (see Early academic history) and by 1908 men were required to wear military uniforms. The wearing of uniforms stopped in 1912. From 1912 to 1927, soft drinks were prohibited on campus. Students caught with them could be expelled. This changed, however, as
7719-507: The war and was still active in the local area. Upon deciding to start the school with Reinhardt, he purchased a local sawmill and hired men in preparation to start construction on school buildings. In 1884, with the Methodist Conference answering Reinhardt's request by sending Emory College graduate Rev. James T. Linn as the school's first teacher, Reinhardt Academy opened for classes in an old cabinet and wood shop located at
7812-452: The war, and was only able to continue operations with the aid of a state G.I. Bill. In 1880, the school's fortunes reversed when College President Atticus G. Haygood delivered a Thanksgiving Day sermon expressing gratitude for the end of slavery and calling on the South to put the past behind it to "cultivate the growth of industry". The speech captured the attention of George I. Seney ,
7905-536: The year for Reinhardt students and the public at large. Topics were generally of national significance. Additionally, these societies staged various annual social events for students, particularly at Christmas and Easter . Students were encouraged to join these groups as the school felt they provided social activity on the campus and increased school spirit. Much like social fraternities, these societies had initiation ceremonies for new inductees, such as bizarre dress and antics, downing raw eggs, or having students roll
7998-702: The years have left no trace of any of the original 19th-century buildings. Reinhardt Academy opened in 1884 as a grammar school and academy (high school) for students of all ages. The founders had originally wanted the school to be just a college, but at the time there were no students of college age in the area. The grammar school taught reading, writing and arithmetic, supplemented by courses in elocution, geography, history and penmanship. The academy (high school) taught students algebra, astronomy, botany, chemistry, ethics, geology, geometry, grammar, languages (French, Greek and Latin), literature, logic, music, physics, psychology, and, by 1916, art and expression. In 1888,
8091-483: Was a Reinhardt alumnus and founder of the world's largest drive-in restaurant, The Varsity . Evelyn and Frank met at Reinhardt while students in the 1920s and were married in 1930. In 1940, Frank gave this home to Evelyn as a Christmas present. Moved to Reinhardt in December 1990 and January 1991 in four pieces, and reassembled, the 3,500 square foot, three-bedroom home underwent an 11-month restoration. In addition to
8184-638: Was established in the early 1880s, life was governed by the strict social rules and customs of the Victorian era . Additionally, since the school was affiliated with the Methodist Church and was a coeducational institution, it was ultraconservative. It was believed that school teachers and administrators took the place of student's absent parents. As a religious institution, all students at Reinhardt were required to attend preaching service twice on Sabbath , as well as Sabbath (Sunday) school. Additionally, students had to attend daily morning and evening prayers in
8277-435: Was established on a tract of land in Newton County , one mile north of Covington, Georgia . The site was chosen because of its distance from the city, which the school's founders feared would be a source of distraction for its students. The campus and the immediate surroundings were planned and built in 1837 by Edward Lloyd Thomas , a Georgia land surveyor who also planned the city of Columbus, Georgia . On 23 December 1839,
8370-492: Was first mentioned in an 1899 article printed in the school newspaper, Phoenix , titled "Reflections of a Skeleton". The article was purportedly written by a skeleton in a science lab who complained of his dull and silent existence observing the comings and goings of the students. In 1901, the Dooley mythology resurfaced, this time in a second editorial where he claims to have been the son of a wealthy Virginia planter who fought in
8463-403: Was incorporated as Reinhardt Normal College and operated under this name until 1911 when "Normal" was dropped and the school became, simply, Reinhardt College. In 1920, Reinhardt became an official junior college, when it added a second year of postsecondary education to its curriculum. The school had its first graduating college class in 1921. By 1925, the control of Reinhardt's grammar school
8556-423: Was planned by surveyor Edward Thomas with input from Ignatius Few. The original plan included five north–south streets radiating from the campus in the south, although the topography to the west of the campus prevented two of those streets from being developed. Today, much of the college is organized around a pedestrian-only quadrangle in the center, surrounded by a few nearby streets and hiking trails that make up
8649-536: Was transferred to the Cherokee County school system; however, the school remained on Reinhardt's campus until 1948, when R.M. Moore Elementary School opened in Waleska. In 1956, Reinhardt's academy, then known as Reinhardt High School, closed when its students were transferred to Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia . In 1957, Reinhardt College began classes with only college-age students on its campus for
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